Canadian Federalism Performance, Effectiveness, and Legitimacy, Third Editiojn

Third Edition

Herman Bakvis and Grace Skogstad

Up to date. Fully revised and updated throughout to reflect the latest developments in Canadian federalism

Contemporary. Includes new chapters on regionalism, Quebec, and immigration, enhancing the coverage of contemporary issues in Canadian federalism

Accessible. Includes questions for critical thought for each section and a glossary of key terms to increase student comprehension

Canadian Federalism Performance, Effectiveness, and Legitimacy, Third Editiojn

Third Edition

Herman Bakvis and Grace Skogstad

Description

The third edition of Canadian Federalism: Performance, Effectiveness, and Legitimacy offers 18 original essays that cast a critical eye on the institutions, processes, and policy outcomes of Canadian federalism. This text documents how Canadian intergovernmental relations have evolved in response to such issues as fiscal deficits; the chronic questioning of the Canadian federal system's legitimacy by many Quebec voters and Aboriginal groups, among others; health care; environmental policies; and international trade. Contributed by prominent Canadian political scientists, this collection evaluates the ability of the federal system to meet these and other challenges, and also highlights the factors that will likely shape future paths of federalism in Canada.

This edition includes new chapters on Quebec, regionalism, and immigration. It also offers enhanced pedagogical features, making the text more comprehensive and accessible to students.

Canadian Federalism Performance, Effectiveness, and Legitimacy, Third Editiojn

Third Edition

Herman Bakvis and Grace Skogstad

Table of Contents

Contributors Preface Part I: Socio-Economic Foundations, Institutions, and Processes of Canadian Federalism1. : Canadian Federalism: Performance, Effectiveness, and Legitimacy, by Herman Bakvis and Grace Skogstad2. : The Political Economy of Regionalism and Federalism, by Garth Stevenson3. : Quebec and the Canadian Federation, by David Cameron4. : Parliamentary Canada and Intergovernmental Canada: Exploring the Tensions, by Richard Simeon and Amy Nugent5. : The Courts, the Constitution, and Dispute Resolution, by Gerald Baier6. : Federalism, Political Parties, and the Burden of National Unity: Still Making Federalism Do the Heavy Lifting?, by Herman Bakvis and A.
Brian TanguayPart II: The Social and Economic Union7. : Fiscal Federalism: Maintaining a Balance, by Douglas M. Brown8. : The Three Federalisms Revisited: Social Policy and Intergovernmental Decision-Making, by Keith G. Banting9. : Health Care, by Antonia Maioni10. : 'No-lateralism': Paradoxes in Early Childhood Education and Care Policy in the Canadian Federation, by Martha Friendly and Linda A. White11. : International Trade Policy and the Evolution of Canadian Federalism, by Grace Skogstad12. : Federalism and Economic Adjustment: Skills and Economic Development in the Face of Globalization, by Rodney Haddow13. : Federalism and Climate Change Policy, by Mark Winfield and
Douglas Macdonald14. : Remaking Immigration: Asymmetric Decentralization and Canadian Federalism, by Keith G. BantingPart III: Re-imagining the Federation15. : Canadian Federalism and the Emerging Mosaic of Aboriginal Multi-level Governance, by Martin Papillon16. : The Urban Agenda, by Andrew Sancton17. : Democratizing Executive Federalism: The Role of Nongovernmental Actors in Intergovernmental Agreements, Julie Simmons18. : Conclusion: Taking Stock of Canadian Federalism, by Grace Skogstad and Herman Bakvis

Canadian Federalism Performance, Effectiveness, and Legitimacy, Third Editiojn

Third Edition

Herman Bakvis and Grace Skogstad

Author Information

Herman Bakvis has been a professor in the School of Public Administration at the University of Victoria since 2005. Prior to that, he spent 26 years at Dalhousie University in the Department of Political Science and School of Public Administration. He has co-authored two OUP Canada titles: the first and second edition of Canadian Federalism (OUP Canada 2001, 2007) and Contested Federalism (OUP Canada 2008).

Grace Skogstad is a professor at the University of Toronto, Scarborough. She is the former president of the Canadian Political Science Association and has written and contributed to a number of texts, including The Common Agricultural Policy (Routledge 2009), Internationalization and Canadian Agriculture (UTP 2008), and the first and second
edition of Canadian Federalism (OUP Canada 2001, 2007).